''Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia'' is a 2018 book by

Clive Hamilton Clive Charles Hamilton AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual and Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair in Public Ethics at Charles ...

and is about the growing influence of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in Australian politics and civil society. The book details the systematic attempt by the government of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

to expand its espionage network and influence in Australia. The author alleges that this is causing "the erosion of Australian sovereignty".

Publication

Original

In the book's initial publication in November 2017 was delayed due to legal concerns by the initial publishers,

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, that they “would be targeted by Beijing and its proxies in Australia.” The book was published after Hardie Grant Books agreed to publish the book.

Chinese translation

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but available in

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, and it was published by Zuoan Wenhua Publishing as ''Silent Invasion: The China Factor in Australia (無聲的入侵：中國因素在澳洲; )'' on March 20, 2019.

Japanese translation

The

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translation was published by Asuka Shinsha Publishing as ''Invisible Invasion: The China’s Campaign to Control Australia (目に見えぬ侵略中国のオーストラリア支配計画; )'' on May 28, 2020.

Korean translation

The

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translation was published by Sejong Books as ''China's Quiet Invasion (중국의 조용한 침공; )'' on June 4, 2021.

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